WWTBAM Bored

Meghan Nelson
Bowie, MD

Mere likes her dress; Meghan sewed it herself. She does a lot of sewing and alterations.



Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
It's a Sign
Pope's Picks
Presidential Hip-Hop
TV Antagonists
Dutch Masters
Uh, Oh
New Fashions
Science Fields
Intrepid Teens
App-roximation

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Uh, Oh
It's a Sign
Pope's Picks
Intrepid Teens
TV Antagonists
Presidential Hip-Hop
New Fashions
Dutch Masters
Science Fields
App-roximation



Question 1 (App-roximation) - iPregnant is an iPhone app that calculates which of these units of time?
A. Semesters B. Fiscal years
C. Trimesters D. Decades

Answer and value

C. Trimesters
Value: 25000 (big audience reaction)
Bank: 25000

Question 2 (Science Fields) - Which of these noted scientists is often referred to as a "primatologist"?
A. Jane Goodall B. Stephen Hawking
C. James Watson B. Tim Berners-Lee

Answer and value

A. Jane Goodall
Value: 1000
Bank: 26000

Question 3 (Dutch Masters) - The Dutch painter Vermeer is perhaps most famous for his portrait titled "Girl with a" what?
A. Gold locket B. Silver ring
C. Diamond brooch D. Pearl earring

Answer and value

D. Pearl earring
Value: 15000
Bank: 41000

Question 4 (New Fashions) - Growing in popularity with fashion designers, nutria is a type of what?
A. Rodent fur B. Synthetic fiber
C. Spider silk D. Bird feather

Answer and value

Meghan has a good feeling it is rodent fur but is afraid it might be wrong; she elected to jump this question

A. Rodent fur

Value: ($500 skipped)
Bank: $41000

Mere said

Spoiler

rats!

after the correct answer proved to be what Meghan was thinking.

Commercial break

during the break showed the all-time world population question from the Tournament of Ten

According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth?
A: 50 billion B: 100 billion
C: 1 trillion D: 5 trillion

Answer

B: 100 billion

Question 5 - (Presidential Hip-Hop) - Quashing an Internet rumor, the White House officially denied that President Obama appeared in the video for what 1993 hip-hop song?
A. U Can't Touch This B. Whoomp! (There it is)
C. Hip Hop Hooray D. O.P.P.

Answer and value

This time Meghan went with her gut.
B. Whoomp! (There it is)
Value: 10000
Bank: 51000

Time is up

Meghan will return tomorrow

Sorry to bombard the recap posts this week, just lots to say.

She had the single most exciting and fun game of Millionaire I've had the pleasure to see in person. Extremely nice, as well. We were all talking about her backstage after the show. She was agonizing over question four for a good 10 or so minutes. Back and forth between Jumping and answering. They really need to start telling the audiences to shut up.

There were people all around me who were just shouting "JUMP!" or groaning very loudly when she said she thought it was A. It was unbelievably annoying to me since I knew it (Thank you, Seinfeld). This goes on all week and it gets a lot worse on a few games later. They did a good job editing it out of this one. Can't wait to see how they do it the rest of the time. They aren't telling the audiences to be any louder than ever or do anything out of the ordinary. There are just a few douches who won't shut the hell up, and it cost her.

Ugh. The first couple questions were easy and then-a WWOQ. I never heard this, so I would jump it.
Then the next question I'd be burning ATA.

thealexdavis wrote:She had the single most exciting and fun game of Millionaire I've had the pleasure to see in person.

Exciting and fun how? Because she had a lot of nervous energy and was fortunate enough to randomly get the two largest values in the first three questions?

thealexdavis wrote:Sorry to bombard the recap posts this week, just lots to say.

The BBTranscriptTeam writes up the transcripts as a vehicle for discussing the episodes. You don't have to apologize for participating in them!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

thealexdavis wrote:Sorry to bombard the recap posts this week, just lots to say.

The BBTranscriptTeam writes up the transcripts as a vehicle for discussing the episodes. You don't have to apologize for participating in them!

Ontopicosity rules!

ulysses5019 wrote:Ontopicosity rules!

Gosh!




Who knew?

Kazoo65 wrote:Ugh. The first couple questions were easy and then-a WWOQ. I never heard this, so I would jump it.
Then the next question I'd be burning ATA.

I may be mis-remembering, but I recall a recent movie about the Girl with the Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansen.

I actually thought that the population question already had appeared on the show.

The Obama question was pure pop culture, both current and 1990s.

Appa23 wrote:

Kazoo65 wrote:Ugh. The first couple questions were easy and then-a WWOQ. I never heard this, so I would jump it.
Then the next question I'd be burning ATA.

I may be mis-remembering, but I recall a recent movie about the Girl with the Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansen.

Girl with a Pearl Earring was released in December 2003. A story about the film and its stars, as well as a long, associated story about Vermeer, dominated the front page of the Arts section of the New York Times on the day I arrived in NYC to tape WWTBAM. I read the articles that night to stave off prospective nervousness and "just in case" a Vermeer question might arise the next day when I was in the hot seat.

Appa23 wrote:I actually thought that the population question already had appeared on the show.

Yes, that was the daily look back at past upper tier questions, because we're not seeing any new ones question of the day.

I haven't bothered writing these up in the Thursday transcripts. Is there any point in doing so? Is there a demand for them, among our Bored Buddy audience?

silvercamaro wrote:

Appa23 wrote:

Kazoo65 wrote:Ugh. The first couple questions were easy and then-a WWOQ. I never heard this, so I would jump it.
Then the next question I'd be burning ATA.

I may be mis-remembering, but I recall a recent movie about the Girl with the Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansen.

Girl with a Pearl Earring was released in December 2003. A story about the film and its stars, as well as a long, associated story about Vermeer, dominated the front page of the Arts section of the New York Times on the day I arrived in NYC to tape WWTBAM. I read the articles that night to stave off prospective nervousness and "just in case" a Vermeer question might arise the next day when I was in the hot seat.

You should have been reading the sports page.

ulysses5019 wrote:

silvercamaro wrote:

Appa23 wrote:
I may be mis-remembering, but I recall a recent movie about the Girl with the Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansen.

Girl with a Pearl Earring was released in December 2003. A story about the film and its stars, as well as a long, associated story about Vermeer, dominated the front page of the Arts section of the New York Times on the day I arrived in NYC to tape WWTBAM. I read the articles that night to stave off prospective nervousness and "just in case" a Vermeer question might arise the next day when I was in the hot seat.

You should have been reading the sports page.

silvercamaro wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

silvercamaro wrote:
Girl with a Pearl Earring was released in December 2003. A story about the film and its stars, as well as a long, associated story about Vermeer, dominated the front page of the Arts section of the New York Times on the day I arrived in NYC to tape WWTBAM. I read the articles that night to stave off prospective nervousness and "just in case" a Vermeer question might arise the next day when I was in the hot seat.

You should have been reading the sports page.

Don't laugh. You could have learned about Johhny Vander Meer and killed two birds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Vander_Meer

ulysses5019 wrote:

silvercamaro wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

You should have been reading the sports page.

Don't laugh. You could have learned about Johhny Vander Meer and killed two birds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Vander_Meer

I'm pretty sure that neither Johnny Vander Meer nor Bill James was mentioned in that specific issue of the NYTimes. I should send a stern e-mail to the sports editor.

silvercamaro wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

silvercamaro wrote:

Don't laugh. You could have learned about Johhny Vander Meer and killed two birds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Vander_Meer

I'm pretty sure that neither Johnny Vander Meer nor Bill James was mentioned in that specific issue of the NYTimes. I should send a stern e-mail to the sports editor.

Or at least cast a glare in their general direction.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Meghan Nelson
Bowie, MD

Mere likes her dress; Meghan sewed it herself. She does a lot of sewing and alterations.

elwing tried doing alterations at home when I was in college. It didn't pay well.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 (New Fashions) - Growing in popularity with fashion designers, nutria is a type of what?
A. Rodent fur B. Synthetic fiber
C. Spider silk D. Bird feather

Answer and value

Meghan has a good feeling it is rodent fur but is afraid it might be wrong; she elected to jump this question

A. Rodent fur

Value: ($500 skipped)
Bank: $41000

Mere said

Spoiler

rats!

after the correct answer proved to be what Meghan was thinking.

Ha, ha. Maybe Evil Squirrel better watch out - the vagaries of fashion may make him the next big thing.

Nihil obstat®. It will be nice if she could keep it going.